New WHO online course strengthens safe and sustainable health-care waste management
Safe management of health-care waste is essential to protect patients, health workers and communities, prevent pollution and support…
Doctor to the stars cleared over failure to record reason for using labour drug
An obstetrician to the stars has been cleared of professional misconduct by Hong Kong’s medical watchdog over allegations…
Mixed picture of care at Shropshire hospitals
The CQC said it told the Trust to submit a plan showing what action it was taking to…
Whoop Expands Beyond Its Wearable Membership With Blood Tests
Health-tracking wearables offer insight into what’s going on inside our bodies, and it’s become increasingly common for those…
Concerns as Public Service Commissioner given final say on health sector bargaining
Public Service Commissioner Sir Brian Roche will now have the final say on Health NZ’s collective bargaining agreements…
Pfizer Stock Is A Race Between New Drugs And Old Patents
The medicines Pfizer has launched and acquired are arriving at close to the scale of the revenue its…
Hawke’s Bay Hospital asks patients to limit support people as winter illnesses pile on pressure
“Where possible, we ask patients to limit this to one support person. This small step can make a…
Photos show traditional and conventional medical care in Tibet
LHASA, Tibet (AP) — In the high-altitude region of Tibet, people continue to turn to a centuries-old medical…
Healthtech firm CareCloud data breach impacts 3.7 million patients
U.S. healthcare IT company CareCloud disclosed that the data breach incident it suffered earlier this year has impacted…
Meet Rayhan Papar, the 18-year-old Texas student who trained a da Vinci surgical robot to remove tumors; it succeeded in 3 of 4 gel-model tests
Meet Rayhan Papar, the 18-year-old Texas student (Image Credit: Society for Science/Chris Ayers Photography) Surgical robots are already…
How major hospitals are embracing AI chatbots to query patient records
Katie covers the impact of health technology on patients, clinicians, and businesses. Her stories explore the price tag…
SC: Traumatic brain injury patient denied insurance coverage
United Healthcare, PSA Airlines deem traumatic brain injury treatment ‘not medically necessary’ for Upstate patient GREENVILLE, S.C. —…